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Thursday, December 22, 2011

HCC Board of Trustees unanimously approves trans protections

This post originally appeared on Houstini.com on December 21, 2011

The Houston Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approve trans protections during their regular meeting last week. The measure to include Gender Identity and Expression in the college's system-wide nondiscrimination policy was voted on as part of a group of noncontroversial actions considered by the board.
Lou Weaver, president of the Transgender Foundation of America, attended the board meeting and said the vote happened so quickly, and with so little discussion, that he almost missed it. "As an HCC alumn, I can't express how thankful I am to the HCC Board of Trustees for taking this step," said Weaver. "I look forward to working with the school to ensure that the new policy is fully implemented in a way that insures that members of the transgender community have the same educational opportunities as everyone else."

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